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Karem Monzer

Women Empowerment in Lebanese Politics: Between Obstacles and Opportunities

This documentary explores women empowerment and its obstacles in the Lebanese political scene. Where were we? Where are we now?...
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

Understanding the Lebanese government’s deportation plan for Syrian refugees

President Michel Aoun announced on Wednesday that the Lebanese government will “start sending Syrian refugees back to their home country...
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Ghida Ismail

Lebanon experiences the largest global losses in Human Development amidst its worst-ever financial crisis

A compounded crisis, consisting of an economic and financial crisis layered by the COVID-19 pandemic and a massive, deadly  explosion of the port, has not only assailed Lebanon’s macroeconomy; but has also insidiously trickled down to impede and reverse the country’s progress in Human Development.  Lebanon has experienced the greatest...
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Jinan Nabaa

Between Costs and Child Labor: What is the Status of Refugee Education in Lebanon?

Lebanon remains the country with the largest number of refugees per capita worldwide, according to a report released earlier this...
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وائل قيس

On The Stereotypical Image of Women in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Marvel Studios, along with President Kevin Feige, are working on bringing more female comic book characters into the Marvel Cinematic...
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عامر شيباني

Documenting the Syrian refugee population: Fear, hesitation & lack of support

“My son is inexistent. He is a human being of flesh and blood, but the government does not acknowledge his existence,” said a tearful Fatima S. as she spoke of her suffering as a result of her son, Ahmad’s, troubles. Fatima is a Syrian refugee that fled to Lebanon during...
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Hanin Haidar Ahmad

Jina al Dar: Empowering women and girls

Jina al Dar, an initiative by ABAAD, tours the country with the goal of empowering women and girls to prevent...
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Maha Khazem

Lebanon’s bank controversy: Two sides of the same coin

Bassem Sheikh Hussein stormed Hamra’s Federal Bank on August 1. He was armed with a gun and tank of gasoline,...
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Jinan Nabaa

Refugees and the job market: Working against the grain

According to the last report published by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) under the banner of “shelters and camps”, 57 percent of Syrian refugee families live in unsafe, impoverished, or overcrowded houses and camps.  In contrast, many have recently had to vacate their homes due to their...
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Maya Hamadeh

Mashrou’ Leila: How can we ever say goodbye?

A love letter to Mashrou' Leila, whose music lifted up thousands at a time when they felt all alone in the world.
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Lee el Sayed

“We do not call it what it is”: The ability of language to dehumanize

We do not call it what it is. In our conversations and calls for change, we often dismiss the meanings...
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Lynn Sheikh Moussa

As long as Lebanon’s patriarchal system remains, domestic violence will never cease

On July 28, Nabila Idan, a mother of three, was shot in her family home in Sindiane, Akkar. Initially reported as a suicide by her husband, her family later revealed that he murdered her and fled their home shortly after. On August 10, expecting mother Hanaa Khodr was set on...
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